AGRA, Feb. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) started casting U-girders on Monday for the second corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, stretching from Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar. The casting work is being carried out at the Dauki casting yard in Agra district, UPMRC officials said.

Following a pooja ceremony, project director Arvind Rai, along with chief project manager (Corridor 2) K. Sushil Bhatt and other senior officials, inaugurated the casting process. According to UPMRC, U-girders serve as the platform atop viaduct piers, supporting the metro tracks. These pre-fabricated girders are assembled in the casting yard and later installed using cranes, typically at night, to ensure safety.

Managing director Sushi...